Whether you have a new or existing business in the Detroit area, chances are you could use more business resources, connections, or funding opportunities. Here are 7 resources to check out right now:
1. D:hive (www.dhivedetroit.org) – D:hive connects you to resources for living, working, and playing in Detroit. D:hive also runs BUILD, a class for entrepreneurs.
2. PureMichigan Business Connect (www.puremichiganb2b.com) – this free resource, run by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, connects Michigan buyers and sellers of goods and services. The site also coordinates low-cost or free legal and accounting services to new businesses.
3. Insyght (www.insyght.co) – Created by Digerati, Insyght is a database that provides “thousands of free or heavily discounted business resources available to Michigan entrepreneurs and innovators.”
4. AutoHarvest Foundation (www.autoharvest.org) – AutoHarvest is an open-innovation marketplace. Technology creators and users can share and license technology.
5. New Economy Initiative (http://neweconomyinitiative.cfsem.org/) – NEI provides competition-based grants to innovative businesses in the Detroit area.
6. Global Detroit (www.globaldetroit.com) – Global Detroit focuses on international and immigrant businesses, along with foreign trade and investment in the Detroit area.
7. ArtServe (www.artservemichigan.org) – ArtServe advocates for art-based businesses and also coordinates low-cost or free legal services for art-based businesses.
For additional business resources or any other legal assistance you or your business might need, Attorney Melissa Demorest can be reached via email melissa@demolaw.com or via telephone: 248-723-5500.
Great resources. Thanks.